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Welcome to my photography blog!  I hope you enjoy your look around and will bookmark the blog to come back and visit often.  You'll see lots of "sneak peeks" here from sessions that have taken place - and a little of the daily grind as well!  I love comments from friends and visitors so please take a minute to fill out a comment and let me know you came by to visit. 

You can contact me by clicking on the Contact Me button at the top of the blog - or visit my website at www.kerrimathisphotography.com and filling out the contact form there.  I respond to all inquiries within 24 hours - I'd love to hear from you!

Ten on Tuesday! | Houston Children’s Photographer

1.  I haven’t posted to the blog in almost 2 weeks now.  It’s been a quiet summer so far - too hot to do much of anything at the moment.  I’ve had a few sessions that were scheduled for June/July  call to reschedule for later as it’s just not safe for the kids to be out in this heat - especially when the heat index is still 110 at 6pm!

2.  Ten on Tuesday still gives me heart palpitations because some Tuesdays it’s just hard to think of 10 things that might sound halfway interesting.  Bear with me!

3.  Jack continues to crack me up daily with his conversation and his little mind.  Most things that happen at home are now being blamed on Daddy.  “Jack, did you take my rings off the night stand?”  “No, Mommy…Daddy did it”.  And on and on it goes!

4.  I just realized this very morning that my son will go to kindergarten NEXT YEAR.  Why did I think I had at least another couple of years before this happened?  It made me stress out just a bit for a minute - and then I started stressing out wondering if I’m truly this clueless about everything else - and then I decided that I really did know he would be in kindergarten next year - but I’m just in denial.  And that’s the story I’m going with…

5.  I am trying to decide between buying a new lens and buying a treadmill.  I really want the new lens - but I think my body needs the treadmill more.  I think I’ll flip a quarter for it.

6.  I checked out a new place to shoot this past weekend - The Aboretum in Memorial Park.  I didn’t get a chance to walk around hardly any of it - just a shortways down one trail, but I wasn’t really feeling the love for it.  Does anyone go here regularly?  I wanted to love it there and have a great place to shoot - but the trail I went down didn’t impress me very much.

7.  If I could just crawl back into bed today - I would in a heartbeat.  My allergies are kicking in today despite my vigilant inhaling of Zyrtec every night before bed.

8.  RAIN!  We got it!!  It stormed at our house around 8pm last night - big rolls of thunder, loud cracks of lightening, and no electricity for almost 2 hours.  Loved the rain and stormy part - no electricity - not so much.  We were having flashbacks to Ike when we didn’t have power for 16 days.  Jack was very worried about the power and kept asking when the man would come fix it.  He thought the flashlights were fun for about the first 20 minutes and after that the novelty wore off and he was back to asking every 2.1 seconds “when’s the man going to come fix the lights?”

9.  We were invited to come over and swim with Jack’s friend James this past Saturday and we spent the better part of a couple of hours playing in the pool.  The boys loved jumping in the water, jumping out, jumping back in…it just went on and on!  How do boys have so much energy for this kind of thing?  We left their house, went home for an hour or so, and then met more friends at the Aboretum, took some pictures, had dinner at California Pizza Kitchen, and then onto the Dessert Gallery after that.  Jack still didn’t pass out until after 10pm that night.  I want that energy stored up in a bottle so I can add some to my coffeee every morning.

10.  Jack likes to see pictures of himself on my blog so I’ll end #10 with a picture of him I’ve shared before - but with different processing this time!

Jessica Wright - Jack is such a cutie, love the light too! I agree go for the lens! :)July 1, 2009 - 11:11 am

Jennifer - I've never lived in the South, so it's sounds crazy to hear that it's not safe for the kids to be outside in the heat! Jack is quite the little model, btw!July 1, 2009 - 7:46 am

WendyLou - As to #5 ... I agree with Jennifer!! Buy the lens and take a walk around the block ;-)June 30, 2009 - 8:46 pm

Jaidean - Love that picture of Jack...he is getting so big! My MIL called me the other day saying she can't believe Teagun is going to start kindergarten and is going to miss being able to pick him up whenever and I said he still has another year and she said, "I know...I just get sad thinking about it." lol...so apparently grandparents go through this too!June 30, 2009 - 4:30 pm

Jennifer Weddington - Aubrey starts Kindy next fall as well, so I know where you're coming from, where does time go???? I'm so not ready for that. I say buy the lens & run around the block:) A lens is more fun than running any day! LOVE the picture of Jack, he's so handsome!June 30, 2009 - 3:39 pm

Sneak Peek - Colt & Cate | Houston Child Photographer

I had the absolute priviledge of photographing two of the cutest kids on the planet last weekend in Olde Town Spring.  If you are in the Spring area - really think about using this place as a backdrop for a portrait session.  There are so many fun colors and textures to use - not to mention in early morning the streets are empty and shaded.  It was a great place to be at 8am on a Sunday morning!  I love the light hitting their eyes in these two images - they seem to sparkle!

Jessica Wright - These are so adorable, you captured great expressions. Love the processing too!July 1, 2009 - 10:19 am

Kerri - Dona - we can do it! So many different colors for backgrounds, plenty of steps to sit on...Sunday morning it was deserted so it was perfect!June 24, 2009 - 1:36 pm

Dona - Kerri, these are wonderful! We might need to think about going there for my session!June 24, 2009 - 8:32 am

Kim Schmidt - These two have some gorgeous eyes! Love their expressions too.June 21, 2009 - 1:35 pm

Sneak Peek - Luke | Houston Newborn Photographer

This little one was only 6 days old when we did his newborn session and he was so snuggly - and that baby smell gets me every time.  He slept so well for us and only woke up once the whole session.  Love those sleepy newborns! Thanks so much to mom and dad for being so great - I know it was a long session but I appreciate you guys hanging in there!!

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Jaidean - What a sweetie! Love these!May 30, 2009 - 10:23 am

Sneak Peek - Twins! | Houston Newborn Photographer

I had a great time hanging out with Mr. A and Miss Z!  I’m way late in getting up their sneak peek - sorry Mom!!  Having vacation right after their session kind of put me off schedule with their sneak peek and a few more.  Twins are tricky as you’ll see in one of the images below - one awake, one sleeping…but nonetheless completely adorable.  They are two precious bundles of love for sure and I am in love with Mr. A’s baby mohawk!

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Heather - Love them! Can't wait to see the rest! Thanks for your good work Kerri!!May 27, 2009 - 10:34 pm

kelly - SO cute!! I'm loving that little tongue, too. Great shots!May 27, 2009 - 9:24 pm

Kim Schmidt - Get outta here with that little tongue and beautiful eyes! Gorgeous work as always Kerri.May 27, 2009 - 9:21 pm

Jaidean - Cute! Love the little tongue!May 27, 2009 - 3:53 pm

And…we’re back!

We are back from our mini-vacation to visit family!  I’m jumping back into proofing sessions and posting some sneak peeks from sessions I had last weekend that I didn’t get a chance to blog.

In between unpacking, laundry, cleaning the house up a bit, and generally running around like a chicken with my head cut off I hope to have some up soon!  :-)

Vacation!

Just a quick post this morning - I’ll be gone for the week but will be checking email periodically.   If you were expecting a print order from me this week - it’s in the mail and should reach you in the next day or two.  I’ve got some new sneak peeks to put up and I’m crossing my fingers for internet access once we get to our destination!  For clients that have galleries currently open please feel free to order when you’d like but I won’t be able to place the orders with the lab until I get back next week.

Hope everyone has a great week!!

Sneak Peek V.2 - Gavin | Houston Children’s Photographer

We finished up Gavin’s 6 month session this past weekend at one of my most favorite places to shoot!  I always love going to this little park and we walked in to find the flowers in full bloom to our delight!  Gavin brought the smiles and laughs once again and I was thrilled to find these little gems on my camera when I got back home and downloaded the images.

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And one gorgeous capture of big sister Allison with some of the beautiful blooms behind her -

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Jennifer - Thanks for doing such a great job -- we can't wait to see the rest. I really love that first picture of Gavin with his little pick me up or I am going to yell at you look : )May 13, 2009 - 12:40 pm

Ten on Tuesday! | Houston Family Photographer

Another rousing edition…well edition - not sure about rousing!  :-)

1.  I’m finishing up a new website - finally!  It’s been purchased for about…oh, 5 months now.  I finally just had to make it a priority to get it done!  You can click on the Website button at the top of the blog to see it - but keep in mind it’s still a work in progress.  More images will be added to the galleries in the next few days.  In addition to the new website comes an awesome & feature packed shopping cart for clients.  You can mark favorites, compare images side by side - all sorts of stuff!  I’m just waiting on some installation stuff and the shopping cart will be ready to go!  For clients that currently have galleries that I had to interrupt - I’m hoping later today or tomorrow they will be back up and running!

2.  I’ve had some really great sessions lately - I have the greatest clients to work with and am so grateful for you guys!

3.  This weekend is going to be a newborn extravaganza!  I think this might be the first weekend I’ve had newborn sessions back to back.  Bring on the babies - including a set of twins!

4.  My own little guy has been so patient with me lately - I’ve been working every weekend since March - shooting and proofing until all hours - and I’ve decided to take a break for a couple of weekends in June.  He deserves to get a bigger part of me than he does on the weekends.  So, I think we’re going to plan to do a camping trip with him and possibly a Sea World trip for a weekend.  Family time!

5.  Speaking of trips - we are leaving mid week next week to head to Alabama to see my parents for a week.  I’ll be accessible by email and am hoping to get some nice down time to catch up on session proofing!

6.  One of my best girlfriends in the world is having her baby tomorrow in Louisiana and I am doing his newborn pictures as I pass back through the state on my return trip from ‘Bama.  I cannot wait to hold that little guy!

7.  One evening this week is devoted to an Ikea trip to stock up on new blankets for all these newborn sessions.  :-) I’ll have 4 in the next week alone and I’m excited to have this baby influx!

8.  My new favorite thing in life?  Shazam on my iPhone.  Driving along…listening to the radio.  Hmm, what’s that song?  Press a button - it “listens”…tells you what the song is and who sings it and what album and what year it was released.  Then it gives you the option to go into iTunes and buy it.  Is there anything that phone can’t do??

9.  I shot a session this past weekend from beginning to end with a prime lens.  And loved it!  I’m a zoom lens kind of girl but I made myself shoot with a prime in every condition - and while I’m not dumping my 24-70L anytime soon - I will be shooting more with my 135L and my 85mm from now on!!

10.  I just said my new favorite thing in life was Shazam - but it’s also my Kindle.  I treated myself in a big way to the Kindle 2 from Amazon and I have to say I’m sold.  It’s so easy to just stick in my purse and take out to read in dr’s offices, train stops, in the car on the way home (hubby drives!).  I don’t think I can live without one ever again!

I’ll be posting some sneak peeks tonight from a session last weekend that got continued into this past weekend because of rainy conditions so stay tuned for later.